HCPCS Service Codes - Diagnostic laboratory

HCPCS Service Code 5 for Diagnostic laboratory.

HCPCS Type of Service (TOS) code is an indicator that the contractor places on Form CMS-1500. The indicator is mainly used for data purposes, however in some instances, it affects payment. All HCPCS codes have a corresponding TOS indicator.

Below are all available HCPCS TOS codes. Find an HCPCS code based on the type of service.

HCPCS Codes for Diagnostic laboratory

  • U0004

    2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r

  • U0005

    Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within 2 calendar days from date of specimen collection (list separately in addition to either hcpcs code u0003 or u0004) as described by cms-2020-01-r2